Lawful Good

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Welcome to Lawful Good, a show about lawyers and the trials they face inside and outside the courtroom. Our show elicits the beautiful humanity of each guest, which is so much more than the cases they’ve won. We explore everything from their childhoods to their darkest moments to the things that bring them meaning in life. Join our host, Luke W Russell, as you get to know these attorneys in ways you've never experienced before.

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S3 E23 | Diandra "Fu" Debrosse Zimmermann

May 10 2023 73 mins

My guest today is Diandra Debrosse Zimmermann, also known as Fu. She is the managing partner of DiCello Levitt’s Birmingham office, and Co-Chair of the firm’s Mass Tort division. Fu was born in Brooklyn to immigrant parents of Haitian and Cuban descent. She was raised with many cultural values of the West Indies: self sufficiency, integrity, and taking risks to stand up for the

S3 E21 Mark O'Mara

May 03 2023 87 mins

My guest today is Mark O’Mara, a former prosecutor best known for defending George Zimmerman, who was found not guilty of second-degree murder in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin.Growing up on Long Island, Mark was greatly influenced by his parents’ Irish Catholic roots and his father’s rigorous work ethic. After a friend talked him out of going to community college

S3 E19 | Darryl Isaacs

Apr 26 2023 84 mins

My guest today is Darryl Isaacs, a personal injury attorney widely known as "The Hammer". Darryl grew up in the Louisville, KY neighborhood of Hikes Point. His father worked six days a week as a pharmacist, and graduated law school in his 40s. Seeing that hard work and dedication inspired Darryl, and he would one day follow in his father's footsteps.It wasn't easy — Darryl was ne

S3 E18 | Elizabeth Paige White

Apr 19 2023 81 mins

My guest today is Paige White, trial attorney for DiCello Levitt and Of Counsel for Ben Crump Law.Before entering Temple University, Paige aspired to a glamorous life of singing, modeling, and dancing. The childhood strain of her parents’ divorce instilled a rebellious spirit in Paige, but it was nevertheless her mother that would reveal her true path — in a rather unusual way.

S3 E17 | Mary Lehman

Apr 12 2023 77 mins

My guest today is Mary Lehman, appellate attorney with a diverse range of experiences and skills.. Mary is, by definition, driven. Whatever she sets her mind to, she accomplishes from amateur boxing, to helping refugees in Greece, to being a ski patrol. Although, she never did become a pirate, even though, as a young girl, that’s what she wanted to be when she grew up. Mary atten

S3 Special | Human Trafficking

Apr 05 2023 105 mins

My guests today are Carissa Phelps and Kim Adams. Working with the support of Levin, Papantonio and Rafferty, Carissa and Kim are leaders in the fight against human trafficking in the realms of both policy and litigation.A survivor of trafficking herself, Carissa Phelps went from being a so-called runaway teen to earning a Masters of Business Administration from UCLA Anderson and a

S3 E16 | Danielle Mason

Mar 29 2023 77 mins

My guest today is Danielle Mason. Danielle is best known for her successful mass tort litigation over talcum powder for which she has secured nearly $1 billion in verdicts against Johnson & Johnson. She’s also known for her work in the current hair relaxer litigation as the founding and managing Partner, Bullock Ward Mason LLC. But her life has been so much more than that.Bor

S3 E15 | Danielle Mason

Mar 22 2023 85 mins

My guest today is Danielle Mason. Danielle is best known for her successful mass tort litigation over talcum powder for which she has secured nearly $1 billion in verdicts against Johnson & Johnson. She’s also known for her work in the current hair relaxer litigation as the founding and managing Partner, Bullock Ward Mason LLC. But her life has been so much more than that.Bor

S3 Special | You Gotta Believe

Mar 15 2023 77 mins

In my recent interview with Regina Calcaterra she explained the drastic differences between children who are adopted from the foster care system and those who simply age out of the system. Adopted children are 50% less likely to be arrested or become homeless, and 50% more likely to graduate college, among many other emotional and practical benefits. In that interview, Regina recom

S3 E14 | Regina Calcaterra

Mar 08 2023 72 mins

My guest today is Regina Calcaterra, co-founder of the Calcaterra Pollack law firm and author of the bestselling memoir Etched in Sand. Regina was one of five children, all of whom were emotionally and physically abused by their mother. With their basic physical needs unmet, she and her siblings became each other's support system until they were taken into foster care and separated